Dictionary/被

被

被 bèi

ㄅㄟˋ
PrepHSK 3TOCFL L1core 10k
1quilt
2to cover (with)
3(literary) to suffer (a misfortune)
4used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb)
5(since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游 to "go on a trip")

Characters

Examples

wǒ我hěn很xìng yùn幸运,bèi被xuǎn选zhōng中le了。
我很幸运,被选中了。
I had the good fortune to be chosen.
我的衣服被油弄脏了。
My clothes were dirty with oil.
她觉得自己好像被举起来了。
She felt as if she was being lifted up.

Often confused with

See also: words & characters pronounced bèi